AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42
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miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明
- c" U K2 X$ a5 ~2 ?" e5 g驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高) I; X2 F+ }" v! G( s+ e
驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉3 W6 S% G4 t) {! x
日军占领班克伦# P# _4 z- V% S" t# d
北太战场,盟军水面舰队在阿达克岛成功拦截并全歼了日军的登陆船队,天亮后企业号舰载机出击,将附近的日军登陆船队痛扁一顿,获得北太大捷- T' N! J% J/ O" M- S
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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% D1 t6 L* ~$ H3 R. PRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet., L( Z# z' Y1 H% t5 {& X" n
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes( y! l9 p7 ]9 R
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Allied aircraft
5 t1 v& ^8 o, s: X I! W A-24 Banshee x 18
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& s B+ f, ]1 E( {- `: V% k/ A A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged
0 U$ P" j0 H& `) m( C A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak
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CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire) j. ?+ ~' J6 J$ ?
DD Inazuma
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. w% K# s$ F! a( e7 VNight Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
# a, \7 \+ ?' s8 C/ F CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk! t/ b4 D$ S8 @9 _* u
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk1 Z+ y2 ]1 ^; T8 V
xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
% ?! N8 c/ G2 J" q7 B y: X xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk4 V4 W$ O$ t' {
xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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' Y# B6 a- I. Q* \# G( B% s CA Northampton
9 x+ {6 T& J- F3 B# B Z' c CA Chester. ~( k- u$ P6 w8 g# ^5 Y# P& ~
DD Blue0 H) @8 z: h2 \
DD Helm" e" D! Q( y3 p9 C$ Y0 a
DD Mugford
# \2 b. U( [5 J3 D( ` P DD Ralph Talbot
0 E# p, e8 D9 v DD Henley! t& W8 [4 J) V
DD Patterson
0 ^) I+ ]$ H. x DD Craven
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' A3 o0 b# B: F 3887 casualties reported ]$ r: ^6 @, F8 k" q+ Q
Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled
1 k: f4 R; z h! V Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled7 @3 r; S, K0 S
Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled
4 o5 S; g, G/ R; s7 J0 q( ^ Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
4 m% P& I: {6 z2 d9 [" D Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54) c7 r' E( T; @& }
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.6 ~- a( b2 z7 G- S6 V; D
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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# b1 m- j T. g/ R) uAllied aircraft
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2 y/ W7 A; w* f SBD-2 Dauntless x 24
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships0 ]* p, H! |2 }0 ?4 E
xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
) V5 C' A6 B% I: G3 x1 L. U CL Nagara
" E; ]8 ^* y0 D% I xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk1 R, }$ Y1 t+ z. V+ y5 a
DD Makigumo
# `3 E/ Z. }3 s. a xAK Canberra Maru6 M3 B, K$ [8 ]* t
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; T9 R" C; y; v/ P; x 1845 casualties reported, o9 L7 |" m6 _, ]
Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled+ i2 v* \; @6 L0 `" w' N
Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled- b+ M7 ?6 m) H6 |3 a
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled
' F+ m: e( X# J) S Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)) d( |& ?' Z/ M3 K! o) m
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52
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Weather in hex: Clear sky4 K0 j- A8 |6 z) r" L
/ u3 f. d, \( y( T2 ^Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
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TBD-1 Devastator x 14# ~7 W' N' }9 \4 W+ d% r Q5 @+ ~
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" Y' V- I3 }' m SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged c. m3 r2 X$ g e
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xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
# l+ j$ b9 T% u4 l xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
6 n9 b2 m: N4 O AV Kimikawa Maru- n/ n) }4 A* E0 i" W; A
xAK Zinzan Maru
6 m7 Q* l$ h L xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 I& W, B: x7 l
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: ]$ \$ r' e' k0 ]1 f \5 uGround combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack: v$ q4 C* i8 ?: E
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Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244' T& A7 E4 U+ e7 c: s; H
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Defending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47! h) e1 o8 k( i
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Japanese adjusted assault: 30 9 Q4 T' M& B: ?7 E6 U4 m0 w
& o! @8 L6 H [5 }! ?+ I4 QAllied adjusted defense: 19 % z+ J0 h: C% |
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) @6 h" A# V1 {9 o
6 x9 b* Q0 s( N) rJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 14 p) ~ [( S; p8 c
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Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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M0 }" T; Y% k0 m2 k' p& pAttacker:
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& c( ~0 B6 O `- v+ iJapanese ground losses:
& N1 L2 Y6 ]2 } 102 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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118 casualties reported
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4 W( @) ]4 p4 a4 Y/ c Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 P. U- Q7 Y& y9 b Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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1 t4 n! f2 `) LAssaulting units:
2 G, N! \' U. R5 x 24th Infantry Regiment
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2nd Field Artillery Regiment
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17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment& B q, q5 [7 Y1 ]; C
9 y+ ?- b8 k' }; @( ^9 ^Defending units:
$ K4 x; l/ Z/ W$ { Molukken Garrison Battalion
# B n- \4 b& J {7 y7 ~1 v 4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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